12m or so gets you a striker like

Fletcher, RvW, Bony or Papiss Cisse - not some world class goal machine.

Posted By: Mecagoenti on January 12th 2014 at 16:09:08

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hoots signings in the last year (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 12, 15:38:51
- A camera doesn't show everything from a game (n/m) (NCFC) - ingi, Jan 12, 17:24:09
- how are Lambert's signings doing these days in the prem btw? (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jan 12, 16:06:16
  - No idea (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 12, 16:10:33
  - one thing Hughton has done well, is offload a lot of the dross Lambert signed for us (n/m) (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Jan 12, 16:07:54
- Hooper, olsson and Redmond have been good signings (NCFC) - ingi, Jan 12, 15:50:11
  - Redmond a real steal (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Jan 12, 16:04:42
- Shocking is a bit harsh. (NCFC) - APB, Jan 12, 15:48:22
  - Lambert's team changed hugely year on year (NCFC) - duke of york, Jan 12, 17:33:49
  - Excuses and injuries not helped by management (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 12, 15:57:10
    - What are your criteria and comparators? (NCFC) - King, Jan 12, 16:28:52
      - How they've improved the team quite big (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 12, 16:31:45
  - he only has two settings on his rating scales though, like many people (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jan 12, 15:53:05
  - Too much sense there, I'm afraid. (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Jan 12, 15:52:32
  - every club signs players. Well Man United didn't, how is that working form them? (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Jan 12, 15:51:47
    - No, they only changed the most successful manager in British league history. (NCFC) - APB, Jan 12, 16:01:22
      - Doesn't actually matter what you say, only how it's translated... (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Jan 12, 16:03:41
        
        We had to hear all the excuses last season (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 12, 16:09:24
        
        Ah well. Fuck it then. I'm not making excuses for anyone, just looking for reasons. (NCFC) - APB, Jan 12, 16:15:04
        
        But their attitude is because of the action on the pitch (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 12, 16:21:45
        
        ***** (n/m) (NCFC) - Chris Peacock, Jan 12, 16:17:49
    - Exactly (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 12, 15:58:34
  - injuries have caused much disruption, we had a dreadful pre season with key injuries and (NCFC) - lovely old job, Jan 12, 15:50:49
- What about... (NCFC) - Dr Baker, Jan 12, 15:43:56
  - and a tad unfair on Becchio having only played about 10 minutes (n/m) (NCFC) - emmaroyds, Jan 12, 15:50:02
    - yebbut he couldn't even score during those 10 mins, how poor is that. (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, Jan 12, 15:51:58
    - Didn't cost anything either as Morison went (NCFC) - ingi, Jan 12, 15:51:24
      - So he did cost something (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 12, 15:52:36
        
        A decent buy from Lambert if only for his 9 league goals in 2011-12 (NCFC) - phrankin, Jan 12, 15:54:22
    - A shocking signing anyway (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 12, 15:51:18
- I think if we were to sell them now (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Jan 12, 15:43:34
  - Hooper (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 12, 15:53:55
    - Having said that who would pay more than ?5m (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 12, 15:54:54
      - if he keeps scoring into next season, his value will rocket (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Jan 12, 15:59:12
        
        Might go up a bit (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 12, 16:02:51
        
        keep scoring and he will be worth ?12-15 million (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Jan 12, 16:03:54
        
        Needs to score shitloads and offer more (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 12, 16:07:04
        
        Darren Bent has made a whole career of being selfish and doing nothing but score (NCFC) - Yellalee, Jan 12, 16:10:50
        
        Were earnie and Johnson 12-15m? (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 12, 16:19:39
        
        Palace sold Andy Johnson for 12 million (NCFC) - phrankin, Jan 12, 16:24:55
        
        ok looked it up... 8.5 million from Palace, then 10.5 from Everton (NCFC) - phrankin, Jan 12, 16:26:22
        
        Lots of pace too (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 12, 16:30:34
        
        12m or so gets you a striker like (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Jan 12, 16:09:08
        
        Haha (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 12, 16:14:10
        
        they are not over-paying though (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Jan 12, 16:16:21
        
        No (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 12, 16:26:20
        
        obviously age is a factor (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Jan 12, 16:27:54
        
        oh yeah, he's a fat fucker of course, what's Elmander's excuse? (NCFC) - phrankin, Jan 12, 16:33:53
        
        If Holty was 21... he would have been an 10 million player (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Jan 12, 16:27:02
        
        yep, if a striker can prove to score 10-15 goals at this level (NCFC) - phrankin, Jan 12, 16:24:01
  - Elmander, no league goals - meh (NCFC) - phrankin, Jan 12, 15:51:02
- How Hughton has used those players (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 12, 15:42:04
  - vmt (n/m) (NCFC) - ede, Jan 12, 15:44:17

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